Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief

Tolga Ozmen, MD
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Research areas: Breast cancer, Breast surgical oncology, Lymphedema, Breast cancer–related lymphedema, Artificial Intelligence in breast cancer, AI in oncology, Breast cancer diagnosis, Breast cancer treatment, Surgical outcomes in breast cancer, Personalized medicine in breast cancer
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Eli Avisar, MD
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, USA
Research areas: Breast surgery, Surgical oncology
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Gian Luca Baiocchi, MD
Brescia University, Italy
Research areas: Laparoscopic surgery, Upper GI cancers, Pancreatic cystic neoplasms, Primary hepatic malignancies, Colorectal cancer, Gallbladder diseases
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Mario De Bellis, MD, PhD
Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Research areas: Hepato-pancreato-bilary and General surgery
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David J. Bentrem, MD, MSCI
Northwestern university, USA
Research areas: General surgery, Surgical oncology, Clinical investigations
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Raymond E. Bourey,  MD, FACP, FACE, FAASM
University of Toledo College of Medicine, OH, USA
Research areas: Pancreatic transplant physiology, Complications of diabetes, Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, Obesity surgery – physiology, Surgical nutrition and complications, Sleep medicine
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Muhammad Umar Butt, MD
Lone Star Surgical Consultants at McKinney, TX, USA
Research areas: Trauma, Emergency surgery, Surgical critical care, Oncological surgery, Breast surgery, Vascular surgery, General surgery, Shock, Resuscitation, Diverticulitis, Appendicitis etc
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Joan Figueras, MD
"Josep Trueta" Hospital, Spain
Research areas: Hepatobiliary and pancreatic Surgery
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Laura Fortuna, MD
Digestive Surgery Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Research areas: General Surgery, Upper-GI surgery, Advanced interventional endoscopy, Colorectal surgery, Robotic surgery
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Christina Fotopoulou, MD
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, UK
Research areas: Gynecologic oncology
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Jean-Marc Joseph, MD, PhD
Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
Research areas: Surgical oncology, Pediatric surgery, Visceral and thoracic surgery
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Radwan Kassir, MD
CHU Saint-Etienne, France
Research areas: Abdominal surgery, Digestive surgery, General surgery
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Pierfrancesco Lapolla, MD
Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
Research areas: Trauma surgery, Minimally invasive surgery, Surgical oncology, Vascular surgery, Surgical education and training, Global surgery
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Gerrit Matthes, MD, PhD
Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin, Trauma Center, Germany
Research areas: Fracture care, Multiple trauma, Trauma management, Emergency care, Joint reconstruction
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Joo-Hyun Nam, MD
Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Korea
Research areas: Gynecologic oncology, Laparoscopic oncologic surgery
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Sung-Soo Park, MD, PhD
Korea University College of Medicine, Korea
Research areas: Gastric cancer, Minimally invasive surgery, Robotic surgery, Laparoscopic surgery
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Janice L Pasieka, MD FRCSC FACS
Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Canada
Research areas: Surgery and oncology
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Oliver Pieske, MD
 Department of Trauma Surgery, Evangelic Hostpital Oldenburg, Germany
Research areas: Trauma osteosynthesis, Biomechanics, Pin-coating for external fixation, Cervical spine trauma, Road traffic injuries, Biodegradable implants
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Hans-Peter Simmen, MD
University Medical School Zurich, Switzerland
Research areas: Trauma, Surgery
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Lorraine Tafra, MD
Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, USA
Research areas: Breast surgery
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Umasankar Mathuram Thiyagarajan, M.S, D.M., FRCS(Gen), ASTS, DRCPSC
Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Transplantation, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada.
Research areas: General Surgery, Transplantation, Hepatobiliary Surgery
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